Emir's Palace Kano City — Attraction in Tudun Wazurchi

The Kano Emirate is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State . Preceded by the Emirate of Kano the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the Sokoto Caliphate . Ado Bayero became the emir in 1963, reigning for 50 years until his death in 2014; he oversaw the transformation of the Emirate under Nigeria's federal constitution that subjects Northern Nigeria's Emirates to political leaders. The emir of Kano serves as the leader of the Tijaniyya sufi order in Nigeria, historically the second most important Muslim position in Nigeria after the Sultan of Sokoto who is the leader of the more populous Qadiriyya sufi order in Nigeria. History British forces captured Kano in 1903 . The 7th emir of Kano, who was in Sokoto when Kano was occupied, was captured and exiled to Lokoja where he died in 1926. The British immediately made Kano an important administrative centre in Northern Nigeria . The role of the Kano Emirate steadily grew in the new Northern Nigeria. In the 1940s administrative re-organisation restored the consultative status of the ancient Taran Kano or council of Nine, this receded the status of the Emir as the Sole Native Administrator and instead made him the head of a Native Authority. Also in the 1940s Northern Nigerian agitation for independence from the South led to a national re-organisation that made Nigeria a Federation of Independent and autonomous regions Kano became the fulcrum of a new Northern political class that emerged to fight against perceived southern influence/ In 1950 the Northern Elements Progressive Union emerged in Kano as the first political party in Northern Nigeria, it was swiftly followed by the emergence of the Northern People's Congress and other smaller...

The Kano Emirate is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State. Preceded by the Emirate of Kano the Council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the Sokoto Caliphate.1]Ado Bayero became the emir in 1963, reigning for 50 years until his death in 2014, he oversaw the transformation of the Emirate under Nigeria's federal constitution that subjects Northern Nigeria's Emirates to political leaders.[2] The emir of Kano serves as the leader of the Tijaniyya sufi order in Nigeria, historically the second most important Muslim position in Nigeria after the Sultan of Sokoto who is the leader of the more populous Qadiriyya sufi order in Nigeria.[3 On 8 June 2014, former Nigerian central banker Muhammadu Sanusi II was selected to succeed Bayero as...

A place where you meet different kind of people, I was opportune to be at the palace during the wedding fatiha of Africa's richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote's Daughter. The palace is huge and have different sections, it has a well packing space that accommodates plenty vehicle. The royal guards were plenty there and ensuring the wedding goes peacefully, all of a sudden I sighted the presence of minister of power works and housing Babtunde fashola, later on I saw some governors, minutes long I sighted soaker of the house for representatives, the Senate president, and few minutes the 001 of Nigeria Arrives along Aliko Dangote. Also presence was Sarkin Tunga, from Nasarawa state, among other monarchs. But of all this my phone was...